Musings of a Hopeful Romantic

This post is more a call to arms. A challenge to lift up those women around us. A plea for us all to show a little compassion and to stop making other women, and especially new moms, feel judged.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it [...]

Do you ever find yourself over-whelmed and paralyzed by an unnamable fear pumping through your veins at 1000mph?  A fear that has no root in something that has actually happened, but rather a fear that has taken root and been fed by your subconscious mind? I often find myself in this world of worst-case-scenarios. It's [...]

Don't let this life get you down. We've only got one guarantee, and that is that none of us will be here forever. Don't let one dark day steal your sunshine. Don't let your tears wash away your joy. Promote peace and harbor hope. Be a safe place for those in need. Guard your heart but [...]

In tumultuous times it's easy for us to point fingers and find fault. It's so much harder to look inside, to really look, and find ourselves lacking.  I looked inside and found that I am a selfish person.  My soul is sad. My soul is sad because there are people I love that have spent [...]

Gosh. So Two thousand and WTF (2016) came into our lives like one of those tropical storms that get named after some poor, unsuspecting woman, who may have, once upon a time have done something to be remembered in such a manner. 2016 brought tears and heartbreak. Hardships and challenges. It also brought with it [...]